1 Thessalonians 2:7
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
In context
5 As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
6 Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
7 On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
8 We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
9 Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
1 Thessalonians 2:7 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
- KJV King James Version
- But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
- WEB World English Bible
- But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,
- DBY Darby Translation
- but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: